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Today's newest announcements for Hatsune Miku: Project Diva X have revealed the finalized box art for the PS Vita version of the game, as well as the Aime game card (illustrated by KEI! ) included as a preorder bonus with the Japanese version of t...

The first 2016 issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine has revealed on Monday that the next issue will feature an "important announcement" about Yuuto Tsukuda and Shun Saeki's Shokugeki no Souma (Food Wars: Shokugeki no Soma) manga.

A new animation project entitled Kurumukuro has been announced for 2016, and it will be a collaboration between director / animator Tensai Okamura (Blue Exorcist, The Seven Deadly Sins,) and animation studio P.

The "Attack on Titan Exhibition" was first displayed at The Royal Ueno Museum, Tokyo in November 2014. Later, in August 2015 it moved on to Oita Prefecture, then Osaka in September with more than 400,000 visitors in total during its duration.

A new preivew for the Muv-Luv Schwarzesmarken anime has been accompanied by news that cast members Minami Tanaka and Nozomi Yamamoto will perform the ending "Kanashimi ga Jidai wo Tokeru" as the vocal unit Zähre, the single for which will be relea...

Dragon Ball Super's rendition of "The Resurrection of F" has also become subject to minor yet notable change, with the reappearance of a classic DBZ character causing some bewilderment amongst fans as to what purpose the event is meant to serve.

After YEARS of waiting, we are finally getting to see the very first PV for the upcoming Monogatari series prequel movie trilogy, Kizumonogatari, which shows us a few scenes from the first movie, Kizumonogatari I: Tekketsu-hen.

Crunchyroll previously reported on how Sansha San'yō, a 4 panel gag manga by Cherry Arai about a group of girls with different personalities but similar names, is being adapted into an anime. New information is now available: the Sansha San'yō ani...

Capcom revealed the latest on Street Fighter V with a look at a special trailer that showcases all 16 of the game's launch characters. The 16 launch characters are the following: Birdie Cammy White Charlie Nash Chun-Li Dhalsim F.

Time to get ready - and excited - for a new anime season. You might know what you are excited to see, but here's what anime fans in Japan are looking forward to watching in the 2016 Winter season. Website Charapedia polled 10,000 anime fans in Jap...

Fuji TV began airing the second commercial for the upcoming TV anime special One Piece ~Adventure of Nevlandia~ on Sunday that will air on December 19. The video previews the theme song by J-Pop singer Namie Amuro titled "Black Make Up.

Idol Renaissance have unveiled the MV for their 3rd single on T-Palette Records, "Funny Bunny" (release date: December 22)! Contributor Wanted! ! In the MV, the members sing powerfully while standing on a hilltop and in various points of a small t...

The official website for the upcoming short TV anime adaptation Ojisan and Marshmallow directed by Hisayoshi Hirasawa and Noriyoshi Sakaki and based on the notorious Pixiv manga comedy by Rekomaru Otoi has just revealed the character designs.

A new Christmas visual of Takami Chika, Sakurauchi Riko and Matsuura Kanan from the upcoming Love Live! Sunshine! ! anime project have been featured as a double page spread in the January 2016 issue of Dengeki G's Magazine.

A new trailer for the graphically controversial King of Fighters XIV has shown off numerous characters both new and returning, earning extra points from fans with some close-ups on the more voluptuous fighters.

The very first issue of Weekly Shounen Jump! magazine for 2016 has made several huge announcements, including the release date of the upcoming second Assassination Classroom live-action movie. Here's a poster from the first movie: According to the...

The complete set of this season's adaptation of Hiroshi Mori's S&M mystery the The Perfect Insider recently went on sale in Japan, with the series in a box by orginal character designer/acclaimed manga artist Inio Asano , and soundtrack CD, along ...

The Final Fantasy VII remake's hype train cannot be stopped, and with PlayStation Experience 2015 comes a new trailer released by Square Enix, and it gives us a preview of the gameplay. They released both an English version and a Japanese version ...

'しのぶメイル 其ノ肆' (Shinobu Meiru Sono Shi) "Shinobu Mail Part Four" If the third part of Shinobu Mail last week was a thorough showcase of Monogatari's visual style, the fourth part is probably equally representative of its writing.

Say hello to the kitchen sink. I wouldn't want to make the argument that Concrete Revolutio is the best show of the season - it sports too many flaws for that to be the case. But it may just be the most consistently interesting show of the season.

As a huge Love Live! fan, it's very hard and sad to hear that μ's will preform their last live at the Tokyo Dome on March 31, and April 1 of 2016. Announced by the nine talented voice actors of our idol family during a special 30-minute program th...

I have to say it was a wonderful surprise to see them continue to expand on the discussion and some of the characters' backstory of family. This week they primarily focused on the blood-related relatives that some of the characters have or had.

'深海の魔女VS電切' (Shinkai no Majo VS Raikiri) "Witch Of The Deep Ocean VS Raikiri" While I might not be a Shizuku symphatizer, I can honestly say I'm a much bigger fan of hers than I previously was. Clearly Stating Yourself Compared to other episodes w...

Seven Seas Entertainment has picked up a new manga license that will garner attention just for its title alone with My Girlfriend is a T-Rex, which comes from creator Sanzo. The series, which began in October 2014, has just under twenty chapters t...

The villian-thwarting drama of One Punch Man has escalated ever higher as yet more fell foes appear, causing little concern to viewers considering Saitama's strength but still proving to be a good watch regardless.

A new visual of the upcoming Madoka Magica concept movie has been revealed in the Janauary 2015 issue of NewType. In addition to this, an interview article for the concept movie was also unveiled in the same magazine.